Our 50 Best Ground Beef Recipes
If you’ve got ground beef on hand, then a delicious meal is never out of reach. From classics like burgers and meatloaf to family-friendly favorites like pasta Bolognese and shepherd’s pie, these are the recipes you’ll find yourself making again and again.
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Hearty Meat Sauce
This will become your new, go-to meat sauce recipe. Just season beef with dried herbs, and simmer it low and slow with tomatoes until the flavors meld to perfection. Easy and delicious!
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Beef Stroganoff Burgers
These shroom burgers are both double-deckers and double mushroom — they have a whole roasted portabello mushroom (in addition to a burger patty) and a creamy mushroom stroganoff sauce.
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Moroccan Meatball Soup
You only need a handful of ingredients to make this hearty and delicious meatball soup, but the harissa and cumin are a must. They work together to give the soup its incredible flavor and aroma.
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Beef Picadillo Enchiladas
These enchiladas — loaded with ground beef, tomatoes, Cheddar, olives and raisins — get a kick from Chinese five-spice powder.
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Quick Spicy Chili
Add a little beef and a little beer and a little chipotle, and you've got chili in no time.
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Good Eats Meatloaf
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Alton's Mini Man Burgers
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Rachael Ray's Super Nachos
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Mini Meatballs
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Super Sloppy Joes
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Beef and Black Bean Tacodiles
Taco night is even better when you dress your meal up as these adorable crocodiles.
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Classic Beef Sliders
Beef sliders get a sweet upgrade on soft Hawaiian rolls, which are both kid- and adult-friendly. Add thin slices of grilled pineapple to complement the bread, if you like.
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Mashed Potato-Stuffed Meatloaf
Forget mashed potatoes as a side dish and reinvent meatloaf with this spud-stuffed version. The potatoes are ready in no time, thanks to your microwave, and could easily become a weeknight go-to recipe all on their own.
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Hamburger Stroganoff Skillet
Give ground beef the stroganoff treatment by combining it with sauteed mushrooms and rich cream. Cook pasta right in the sauce for an easy one-pan dinner.
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Bacon Cheeseburger Crescent Ring
Have your golden, flaky crescent rolls and eat your cheeseburger too: This crowd-pleasing ring is filled with beef and all your favorite burger toppings — bacon, cheese, pickles and a special sauce.
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Ina's Stuffed Cabbage
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Ellie's Beef Taco Salad
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Nebraska Handheld Meat Pies
If you've ever been to Nebraska, you've probably had a handheld meat pie. These buttery palm-sized dough pockets encase a peppery browned beef, cabbage and onion filling. Great made ahead and heated for lunch, they'll fly off the table.
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Mushroom and Provolone Meatloaf
Finely chopped mushrooms and shredded provolone add moisture and flavor to this glazed meatloaf. The recipe calls for a mix of ground meat but feel free to use all beef if that's what you have on hand.
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Big-Batch Healthy Beef, Mushroom and Spinach Calzones
Set aside some extra time one weekend to make a dozen of these calzones. Then pack your freezer full of them and know you've got healthy lunches or dinners for those hectic days covered.
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Giada's Classic Italian Lasagna
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Ellie's Lettuce Cups With Tofu and Beef
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Patty Melts
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Thai Basil Beef with Coconut Rice
It’s easy to get stuck in a burgers-and-meatloaf rut when it comes to ground beef recipes. That’s why we love this quick and easy dinner. Jasmine rice and a few flavorful ingredients are all you need to turn ground beef into a Thai-inspired meal.
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Greek-Style Stuffed Peppers
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Meatballs a la Pizzaiola
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Beefy Stuffed Sweet Potato
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Melissa's Shepherd's Pie
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Meat and Collards Pizza
Make a hearty pizza with this ground beef and collard green topping. Eating your greens never tasted so good!
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Julia Child's Pan-Fried Thin Burgers
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Rachael's Spaghetti and Meatballs
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Meatball Sandwiches
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Quesadilla Bar
This self-serve meal lets kids load up open-faced quesadillas with their choice of toppings. For little kids: Let them assemble the quesadillas before baking. For big kids: Let them add the seasonings to the beef and help cut up the vegetables for the toppings.
Get the Recipe: Kids Can Make: A Quesadilla Bar
Shepherd's Pie
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Meatloaf Muffins with Barbecue Sauce
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Shortcut Shepherd's Pie
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Pepperoni Pizza Burger Bomba
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Beef Tostadas
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Reuben Meatball Sliders
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Beef Moussaka
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Gnocchi Nicoise
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Mega Meatball Pizza
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Baked Spaghetti
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Lasagna Bolognese
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Mom's Meatloaf
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Meat Sauce
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Beef and Bean Taco Casserole
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Simple Bolognese
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Baked Bean Casserole
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Beef and Cheese Manicotti
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